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Standards for Excellence Consultation

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Members may receive up to two complimentary hours of consultation
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Additional hours can be purchased by members at $50/hr
Time
Available by appointment

Meet with Lesley Santos Dierks, CEO of Spokes and Standards for Excellence© Licensed Consultant, and receive individualized nonprofit management coaching and consulting!  The Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector is a nationally-recognized code of conduct for well-managed, responsibly-governed nonprofits.  The code serves as a roadmap or “checklist” that nonprofit directors and executives may use to ensure that their organization is meeting all federal compliance requirements, achieving the highest standards of responsible governance and operating with full accountability to its donors, clients and employees.

Appointments can be held at your office, SPOKES’ Hub in San Luis Obispo, or another agreed-upon location. Lesley is available to meet with your Board and/or staff.  Consultation can focus on compliance requirements for any of the following areas:

  • Mission and Program
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  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Human Resources
  • Financial and Legal
  • Openness
  • Fundraising
  • Public Affairs and Public Policy

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“Spokes is the only place we go for nonprofit resources—there is simply no other in the county. Our agency recently participated in workshops on Board Governance.  I have to say there was an instant and profound change in my Board: a group previously on the verge of splintering walked out of those sessions unified, with a strong sense of rights, responsibilities, and how to accomplish our vision.”

Marina Washburn
Executive Director
Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos (DANA)
Nipomo, California

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